Reviews & Recommends: Does your computer have Spyware? Is it your Spyware?

<FONT size=2>Some of the products listed o­n this page simply do not provide proven, reliable anti-spyware protection or may be prone to ridiculous false positives. Others may use unfair, deceptive, high pressure sales tactics to scare up sales from gullible, confused users. A <FONT color=#ff0000>very few of these products are either associated with known distributors of spyware/adware or have been known to install spyware/adware themselves. 

<FONT size=2>Users are advised to rely o­n the short list of <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#trustworthy" target=_self>Trustworthy Anti-Spyware Products with deserved reputations for quality performance.

<FONT size=2>Testing & Other Key Data

<FONT size=2>Testing was performed with <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#notes" target=_self>most of the apps listed below, though <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#notes" target=_self>not all of them. The <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#notes" target=_self>notes section below contains definitions and descriptions of some of the key terms used in the comments for the applications listed. Be sure to consult the <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/family_resemblances.htm" target=_self>Anti-Spyware Family Resemblances and <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/orphans_outcasts.htm" target=_self>Orphans & Outcasts companion pages for more information o­n the applications listed. And for reports o­n more extensive testing with a select group of anti-spyware utilities, see <A href="http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm" target=_self>HERE.

<FONT size=2>De-Listed Applications

<FONT size=2>Some applications that were originally included in this list of "rogue/suspect" anti-spyware programs have been de-listed after the vendors for those programs took steps to correct the problems identified o­n this page. For each program that has been de-listed there is a note explaining the circumstances at the <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#de-listed" target=_self>bottom of the main "rogue/suspect" list. For more information o­n the process of de-listing application, see THIS discussion.

<FONT size=2>Note: before contacting me about programs not included o­n the main list below, please check the list of <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#not-on-list" target=_self>lesser-known anti-spyware applications that I have tested as well as the list of <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#clones-legit" target=_self>legitimate, licensed clones of other anti-spyware programs.

<FONT size=2>More Information

<FONT size=2>For a discussion of where so many of these questionable anti-spyware products come from, see THIS thread at DSLReports.com and THIS thread at Spyware Warrior, as well as the <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#more-info" target=_self>More Information section towards the bottom of the page. And for still more thoughts o­n the information and thinking behind this page, see this OTHER thread at DSLReports.com.

<FONT size=2>If your PC is already infested with spyware or adware, see the <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#online" target=_self>instructions below for <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#online" target=_self>getting help. And for anti-spyware applications that are recommended as useful and trustworthy, see the list of <A href="http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#trustworthy" target=_self>Trustworthy Anti-Spyware Products below. And for reports o­n testing with many popular anti-spyware utilities, see <A href="http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm" target=_self>HERE.

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